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- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- The death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the enclave more than ten weeks ago increases to at least 20,000 people, including 8,000 children and 6,200 women. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces make advances northeast of Kupyansk in northeastern Luhansk Oblast, and north of Bakhmut and southwest of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Newsweek)
Business and economy
- Toshiba delists themselves from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years. (Reuters)
International relations
- United States–Venezuela relations
- Venezuela releases ten Americans, including Leonard Glenn Francis, and the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between both countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail. (AP)
Law and crime
- Dési Bouterse, former president of Suriname, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the December murders. (NOS)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial with graffiti saying, "Free Gaza". (The Hill)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. The proposed changes are not yet official. (AKIpress)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo head to the polls to elect the President, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. (Reuters)
- The U.S. state of Minnesota votes to change its flag. (The New York Times)
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